Terrorist phoned Muslim recruit Tuesday to discuss kidnapping and beheading of an Australian innocent—police acted immediately. Top terrorist recruiter Mohammad Baryalei is behind an Islamic State plot to murder Australians on video, police say, sparking the nations biggest ever counter-terrorism raids and prompting warnings of a high alert for a further 18 months. NSW and federal police as well as ASIO officers raided homes across Sydney and Brisbane on Thursday morning, arresting 15 men, some of them as young as 17 or 18. They swooped amid fears for the publics safety after Baryalei allegedly spoke by phone with Omarjan Azari on Tuesday to discuss a plan to kidnap and murder – presumably by beheading – a random person on camera, the footage of which would then be posted online by the Islamic States sophisticated and powerful propaganda wing. It is understood that without any specified time or place for any attack, police were concerned they might not be able to stop the plot. They therefore chose to move quickly and make the arrests. NSW Premier Mike Baird delivered a fierce warning to anyone intent on bringing overseas conflicts to Australia .m.smh.au/federal-politics/political-news/terrorism-raids-plot-to-kill-aussies-on-video-by-top-terrorist-mohammad-baryalei-20140918-10izpa.html?rand=1411075001073
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:33:50 +0000
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